by Matt Thorne
‘Still Waiting’, 1, 2
‘Still Would Stand All Time’, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
‘Stimulation’, 1
‘Strange but True’, 1, 2
‘Strange Relationship’: origins, 1, 2, 3, 4;
lyrics, 1, 2;
on Sign o’ the Times, 1;
performances, 1, 2, 3, 4
‘Strange Way of Saying I Love U’, 1
‘Stratus’ (cover version of the Billy Cobham track): regular performances, 1;
21 Nights shows, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
Bergen show, 1
‘Strays of the World’, 1
‘Streets of Panama’, 1
‘Strollin”, 1
‘Sugar Walls’, 1, 2
‘Sun, the Moon and Stars, The’, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
‘Sunday Afternoon’ (Candy Dulfer), 1
‘Sunday in the Park’ (Támar), 1
‘Super Hero’: Earth, Wind and Fire, 1;
NPG, 1
‘Supercute’, 1
‘Superfunkycalifragisexy’, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
‘Superstition’ (cover version of the Stevie Wonder track), 1
‘Surprise’, 1
‘Susannah’s Pyjamas’ (The Family), 1, 2, 3
‘Sweet Baby’, 1, 2
‘Sweet Thing’ (cover version of the Rufus track), 1, 2, 3
‘Take 5’ (cover version), 1
‘Take Me with U’, 1, 2
‘Take This Beat’, 1
‘Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing’ (cover version of the James Brown track), 1
‘Tamborine’, 1, 2
‘Tangerine’, 1, 2, 3
‘Te Amo Corazón’, 1, 2
‘Teacher, Teacher’, 1, 2, 3
‘Telemarketers Blues’, 1, 2
‘Tell Me How U Wanna B Done’, 1
‘Tell Me Something Good’ (cover version of the Stevie Wonder track), 1
‘Temptation’, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
‘Ten’ (Madhouse), 1, 2
‘Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)’ (cover version of the Sly and the Family Stone track), 1
‘There Is Lonely’, 1, 2
‘(There’ll Never B) Another Like Me’, 1, 2, 3
‘These Boots Are Made for Walking’ (cover version), 1
‘Thieves in the Temple’, 1, 2, 3, 4
‘Things Have Gotta Change’, 1
‘This Crazy Life of Mine’ (Chaka Khan), 1
‘This Is My House’, 1
‘This Is Your Life’, 1
‘Thunder’, 1, 2
‘Tibet’, 1
‘Tick, Tick, Bang’, 1, 2
Time, The, 1
‘Time Waits for No One’ (Mavis Staples), 1
Time Waits for No One (Mavis Staples), 1
‘Times Squared’, 1
Times Squared, 1
‘Tip o’ My Tongue’ (El DeBarge), 1
‘To the Teeth’ (cover version of the Ani DiFranco track), 1
‘Tokyo’, 1
‘Toy Box’, 1
‘Train’ (Mavis Staples), 1, 2
Triple Threat tour, 1, 2, 3, 4
‘Trust’, 1, 2
‘Truth, The’, 1, 2
Truth, The, 1, 2, 3;
see also Crystal Ball/The Truth
‘Turn It Up’, 1
‘Twelve’ (Madhouse), 1
‘Two’ (Madhouse), 1
(U, see also You)
‘U Got the Look’, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
‘U Gotta Shake Something’, 1
‘U Make My Sun Shine’, 1, 2
‘U Will Be with Me’, 1
Ultimate Live Experience tour, 1, 2, 3, 4
Ultimate Prince, 1
‘Uncle Sam’ (Tevin Campbell), 1
‘Under the Cherry Moon’, 1, 2, 3
Under the Cherry Moon (film): origins, 1;
narrative, 1, 2, 3;
themes, 1, 2;
Francophilia, 1;
script, 1, 2, 3;
tracks, 1, 2, 3, 4;
Fischer’s work, 1;
casting, 1;
filming, 1, 2;
direction, 1;
editing, 1;
premiere, 1;
responses to, 1, 2, 3, 4
‘Undercover Lover’ (Robin Power), 1
‘Underneath the Cream’, 1
‘Undertaker, The’: by Mavis Staples, 1;
Prince, 1, 2, 3, 4
Undertaker, The (film), 1, 2, 3
‘Undisputed’, 1, 2, 3
‘United States of Division’, 1
‘Until U’re in My Arms Again’, 1
‘Uptown’, 1, 2, 3, 4
‘U’re Gonna C Me’, 1, 2, 3, 4
‘Utopia’ (Larry Graham), 1
‘Valentina’, 1, 2
‘Van Gogh’, 1
Vanity 6, 1
Vault … Old Friends 4 Sale, The, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
‘Vavoom’, 1, 2
‘Venus De Milo’, 1, 2
Very Best of Prince, The, 1
‘Vibrator’, 1
‘Vicki Waiting’, 1, 2, 3, 4
‘Violet Blue’, 1
‘Violet the Organ Grinder’, 1
‘Visions’, 1, 2
‘Voice, The’ (Mavis Staples), 1
Voice, The (Mavis Staples), 1
‘Walk, The’, 1, 2
‘Walk Don’t Walk’, 1
‘Walk in Sand’, 1
‘Wall of Berlin’, 1, 2
‘Wally’, 1, 2
‘War, The’, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
War, The (NPG), 1
‘Warden in the Prison of Love’ (MC Flash), 1
‘Wasted Kisses’, 1, 2
‘We Can Funk’, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
renamed ‘Oui Can Luv’ (Andy Allo), 1
‘We Can Hang’ (MC Flash), 1
‘We Can Work It Out’, 1
‘We Gets Up’, 1, 2
‘We Got the Power’, 1
‘We March’, 1, 2
‘Wedding Feast’, 1, 2
‘Welcome 2 America’, 1
Welcome 2 America European tour, 1
Welcome 2 America tour, 1, 2
Welcome 2 Canada tour, 1
‘Welcome 2 the Dawn’, 1
‘Welcome 2 the Slaughterhouse’, 1
‘Well Done’ (The Steeles), 1
‘Wendy’s Paradise’, 1
‘Wet Dream’ (Vanity 6), 1, 2
‘What Do U Want Me 2 Do?’, 1
‘What Is Hip?’ (cover version of the Tower of Power track), 1
What Time Is It?, 1
‘What a Wonderful World’ (cover version), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
‘What You Need’ (cover version of the INXS track), 1
‘What’s My Name’, 1, 2
‘When 2 R in Love’, 1, 2, 3
‘When the Dawn of the Morning Comes’, 1
‘When Doves Cry’: lyrics, 1, 2, 3;
recording, 1;
video, 1, 2;
responses to, 1, 2, 3, 4;
sampled by MC Hammer, 1;
Parade tour, 1;
Sign o’ the Times tour, 1;
21 Nights shows, 1
‘When Eye Lay My Hands on U’ (aka ‘When I Lay My Hands on U’), 1, 2
‘When the Lights Go Down’, 1
‘When U Love Somebody’, 1
‘When We’re Dancing Close and Slow’, 1
‘When Will We B Paid?’ (cover version of The Staple Singers’ ‘When Will We Be Paid?’), 1, 2, 3, 4
‘When You Were Mine’ (aka ‘When U Were Mine’), 1, 2, 3
‘Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do’, 1
‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ (Prince’s performance of Eric Clapton solo), 1
‘Whistlin’ Kenny’ (MC Flash), 1
‘White Mansion’, 1
White Room, The (BBC TV session), 1
‘Whole Lotta Love’ (cover version of the Led Zeppelin track), 1, 2
‘Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?’, 1, 2, 3
‘Wild and Loose’ (The Time), 1
‘Willing and Able’, 1
‘With This Tear’ (Celine Dion), 1, 2
‘With You’: Prince, 1;
by Jill Jones, 1
‘Witness 4 the Prosecution’, 1, 2, 3, 4
‘Woman’s Gotta Have It’ (cover version of the Bobby Womack track), 1
‘Wonderful Ass’, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
‘Word, The’, 1, 2
‘Work Pt 1, The’, 1, 2, 3, 4
‘Work That Fat’, 1
‘Wouldn’t You Love to Love Me?’ (Sue Ann Carwell, Taja Sevelle), 1, 2, 3
‘Wow’, 1
‘Xenophobia’: origins, 1;
description, 1;
lyrics, 1;
release, 1;
responses to, 1;
celebration, 1, 2;
Vegas show, 1, 2;
removed from Xpectation, 1;
One Nite Alone … tour, 1
Xpectation, 1, 2
‘Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?’, 1, 2, 3, 4
‘Yellow’ (Sheila E), 1, 2
‘Yes’ (The Family), 1, 2, 3
‘You’ (aka ‘U’): Rebels version, 1, 2;
Prince, 1;
by Paula Abdul, 1, 2
‘You Can Be My Teacher’, 1
‘You Really Get to Me’, 1
‘You Will Be Moved’ (Mavis Staples), 1
‘Young and Beautiful’, 1
‘Zannalee’, 1, 2
About the Author
Matt Thorne is the author of six novels, including Eight Minutes Idle and Cherry, which was longlisted for the MAN Booker Prize.
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First published in 2012
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